What summer slowdown? Plenty of sellers are ready to move, and the spike in inventory reflects that. Getting in to a property before it hits the market is a great way to give yourself time to get your loan preapproval in order, review disclosures and write your offer without twenty other buyers breathing down your neck.

I’ll be updating this list as new opportunities come up this week. Here are my off-market and coming soon picks so far for the week of June 22nd:… Continue Reading

The current San Francisco real estate market demands creativity, quick action, and the ability to scout out opportunities. That’s why I’ll be regularly alerting you to the pre-MLS and off-market properties that I hear about through my agent and broker network.… Continue Reading

My clients just closed escrow on a house in Forest Hill, and posted their unsolicited Yelp review within an hour of the close of escrow. This breaks a new record for post-closing Yelp review speed in my world.

My clients just purchased a charming, English-inspired Tudor home in the tony enclave of Forest Hill. And yes, it has that amazing garden pictured. (Let’s just say that the photo doesn’t do the garden justice.)

We started out looking in the popular—and buyer-saturated—neighborhoods of Noe Valley, Glen Park, Bernal Heights and the like. After getting outbid twice, we turned our attention to 210 San Marcos. The home had been on the market for three weeks, and no buyers had stepped up.… Continue Reading

I was interviewed for a story last week that will be running in Yahoo! Homes. They’ve been noticing some crazy, million-dollar-over-asking sales in San Francisco, and were looking for some idea about why this is happening—and what’s going on with our market in general.